Kazige Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Kazige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 556 | 1:95,219 | 9,480 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
Kazige (45) may also be a first name.
Kazige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kazige Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kazige is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kazige click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kazige? popularity and diffusion
Kazige is the 398,612th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kazige live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kazige is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 45 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 95,219. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 39 percent reside, Geita Region, where 29 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaziguye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kasige | 83 | 717 | / |
| Kaziga | 83 | 508 | / |
| Kazigi | 83 | 50 | / |
| Kazege | 83 | 46 | / |
| Kazije | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kagige | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kajige | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kazise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kezige | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaziega | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kauzege | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kaisige | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kasigye | 77 | 11 | / |
| Khaziga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kazegye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kazuize | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kazigui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasighe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouziger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khozaige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khasigye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazizi | 67 | 3,809 | / |
| Kazeze | 67 | 1,967 | / |
| Kazici | 67 | 1,512 | / |
| Kasege | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Kagezi | 67 | 1,483 | / |
| Kazeza | 67 | 460 | / |
| Kagize | 67 | 328 | / |
| Kajege | 67 | 296 | / |
| Kaziza | 67 | 260 | / |
| Kasigi | 67 | 231 | / |
| Kazeji | 67 | 144 | / |
| Kagege | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kagigi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kagizi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Caziga | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kagesi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kazezi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kaciga | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kaziji | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kosige | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kazisi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kaseze | 67 | 24 | / |
| Katshinge | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kajigi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kajeze | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kasizi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kazega | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kasise | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kajezi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kozice | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kacezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kageze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kajice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khazhighi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagexh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kozize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cazise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casige | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kazige
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